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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Fri Jan 2, 2026, 02:40 PM Jan 2026

Trump's Motorcade Reportedly Stops At a 'Random' FL Strip Mall So He Could Buy Marble For His Ballroom Project [View all]

Source: Mediaite

President Donald Trump reportedly ordered his motorcade to stop at a Florida strip mall Friday morning so he could purchase supplies for his $400 million White House ballroom.

White House pool reports said the presidential motorcade “arrived at a shopping center in Lake Worth, Florida at 9:46 AM” so Trump could go “shopping at Arc Stone & Tile,” an importer of Italian marble.

When pressed, a White House official said that the president “is purchasing lake and onyx, at his own expense, for the White House ballroom.”

Although he may pay for the materials himself, conservative publication The New Republic pointed out that the president was shopping for his construction project “on the taxpayer’s dime.”

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-motorcade-reportedly-stops-random-175000322.html

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Likely Biden's fault gAI Obsession Jan 2026 #1
LOL popsdenver Jan 2026 #8
It all comes back to the Clenis. Haggard Celine Jan 2026 #30
At least on scale PATRICK Jan 2026 #43
He is essentially clinically insane at this point imo. His delusions of grandeur know no bounds... hlthe2b Jan 2026 #2
pedo assumes nobody will hold him accountable like always Justice matters. Jan 2026 #24
Well Katcat Jan 2026 #29
Top of the world! SalamanderSleeps Jan 2026 #42
Let me guess Coldwater Jan 2026 #3
How about buying American marble from Georgia or New England instead of Italy? Botany Jan 2026 #4
BINGO! What happened to 'buy American' and putting Americans to work? Norrrm Jan 2026 #27
Trump is an idiot, with zero taste,* or ... Botany Jan 2026 #44
A 'Strip ' Mall?!!!!! 🤣 sheshe2 Jan 2026 #5
Nothing is random with Krasnov, gab13by13 Jan 2026 #6
You took the words right out of my mouth. SergeStorms Jan 2026 #12
This further confirms that Stephen Miller and JD Vance are basically running the country at this point. LudwigPastorius Jan 2026 #7
I hope Arc Stone & Tile gets paid upfront PatSeg Jan 2026 #9
I hope they're run out of business maxrandb Jan 2026 #17
Yes, I thought of that PatSeg Jan 2026 #19
Arc Stone & Tile paid something upfront to get him there ToxMarz Jan 2026 #45
I'm sure the people who can no longer afford health insurance can appreciate this Skittles Jan 2026 #10
If they can't see by now how little the Republicans care Haggard Celine Jan 2026 #32
I could never truly understand it Skittles Jan 2026 #35
That's all it can be. Haggard Celine Jan 2026 #37
yup Skittles Jan 2026 #38
That's why he wants to stop mail-in voting. Haggard Celine Jan 2026 #39
absolutely correct Skittles Jan 2026 #40
This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Jan 2026 #11
As with all things drumpf, follow the money JoseBalow Jan 2026 #13
THIS. calimary Jan 2026 #31
He's obsessed with glitz and that's about it. Shallow sociopathic, narcissist imbecile. Evolve Dammit Jan 2026 #14
Probably picked up samples. maxsolomon Jan 2026 #15
Trump is a moron fixated by fabric swatches. Kid Berwyn Jan 2026 #16
Faux News lost their "minds" on more than one occasion when Biden stopped at ice cream shops.... Ol Janx Spirit Jan 2026 #18
OFFS... sakabatou Jan 2026 #20
The New Republic is conservative? Strelnikov_ Jan 2026 #21
Can we please kick the screaming baby out of government now and put the adults back in charge? Initech Jan 2026 #22
"His own expense" BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! AZ8theist Jan 2026 #23
I'm glad he has such important business to attend to mdbl Jan 2026 #25
Bullshit. Shopping a Palm Beach store for "supplies" for a DC project? Yeah, right. flvegan Jan 2026 #26
Not true. He stopped at a "Dollar" store to buy marbles for his head. Wonder Why Jan 2026 #28
I give up ... Tasmanian Devil Jan 2026 #33
Why's he buying marble at retail when he could go to the source in Italy and get the best price? . . . Journeyman Jan 2026 #34
What's wrong with American Marble. Or has he lost his marbles. I wondered why SS knocked on my door. marble falls Jan 2026 #36
I hope the proprietor makes sure the check clears before delivering the marble. Norbert Jan 2026 #41
Ooh, that Florida marble! It's... truthisfreedom Jan 2026 #46
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